Music (and Video) from the Inbox
The new tunes just keep rolling in through the “Music Submission” link that you see on the left-hand side of the page. Here’s a new batch that made it through the filters.
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I Like This: Huddle
Arty indie pop from a five-piece Toronto who released their debut album, All These Fires today. Extremely catchy. And grab the guilt-free download of “Islands.” All These Fires by Huddle
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What’s Happening with Streaming on iTunes?
Some functionality in iTunes streaming disappeared with the last update. What’s going on? CNET has some insight
Willie Nelson Covers Coldplay–and the Video is Pretty Cool
A pretty fair cover of “The Scientist.”
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Tuesday Afternoon Music News
Tuesday tends to be a better day for music news than Monday. And given that this is the last full week of summer, things will get back to normal one week from today. I have a feeling that it’s going to be an EXTREMELY busy fall.
Wilco Loves Their Label
Or at least the Nick Lowe song, “I Love My Label.”
Read MoreGallows–Featuring Ex AoF Wade McNeil–Offers a Free Download
This is the first indication of what UK’s Gallows will sound like with their new singer, ex-Alexisonfire guitarist Wade McNeil. It’s not long–37 seconds–but it gives us some idea of what’s going on.
Read More“Disco Is Dead” Report from 1979
A, uh, hard-hitting report from WAVE-TV/Louisville, Kentucky, from 1979 on the state of disco. Fun.
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David Bowie’s Ice Cream Commercial
I just finished reading a brilliant Bowie biography called Starman by Paul Trynka. I’ve read most of the Bowie books out there and this is easily the best. (If you’re going to buy it, use Amazon.com for the best price.)
In one of the chapters on Bowie’s pre-“Space Oddity” wilderness years, Trynka mentions how Bowie took a job in an ice cream commercial which was directed by Ridley Scott. Yes, THAT Ridley Scott.
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Tuesday Morning News Round-up
I didn’t sleep well again last night. This time, it was the dog. I don’t know what my wife fed her, but she was extremely gaseous–an it’s-so-bad-the-smell-blisters-the-tongue” gaseous. I think I may be suffering from some sort of poison inhalation this morning.
If you see some typos in the following post, I’m going to use lethal dog farts as my excuse.
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